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15 Celebrity Couples Who Decided To Elope
By Kirsten Acuna
April 11, 2012
Talk show host Ricki Lake secretly eloped this past weekend.
The former “Dancing with the Stars” contestant wed fiancé Christian Evans Sunday in southern California, according to People.
She’s not the first star to quietly tie the knot, and certainly won’t be the last.
“It was a beautiful moment I will never forget,” Lake told People. “I wasn’t anxious or nervous. I was really relaxed and excited.”
Although some weren’t meant to last (see Britney Spears, Angelina Jolie), many of the stars’ quickie marriages turn out quite successful, just ask Bette Midler.
Maybe the stars are onto something.
See which stars eloped and who made it work>
Eloped: Midler wed the artist in 1984 after knowing each other for a few weeks
Where: The Starlight Chapel in Las Vegas by an Elvis impersonator
Status: Together; 28 years after her abrupt marriage, the chapel sent Midler photos from the wedding.
“”¦The guy closed the chapel and sent us the pictures,” Midler told People. (People)
Yay!